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In such action against the Commission, the Commission and any other party to the administrative procedures before the Commission shall be named a defendant in a petition for judicial review. Such petition shall also state the grounds upon which a review is sought; it shall be served upon a member of the Commission or upon such person as the Commission may designate, and such service shall be deemed completed service on all parties. There shall be left with the party so served as many copies of the petition as there are defendants, and the Commission shall forthwith mail one such copy to each such defendant. With its answer, the Commission shall certify and file with the court all documents and papers and a transcript of all testimony taken in the matter, together with its findings of fact and decision therein. In any judicial proceedings under this chapter, the findings of the Commission as to the facts, if supported by evidence and in the absence of fraud, shall be conclusive, and the jurisdiction of the court shall be confined to questions of law. Such actions and the questions so certified shall be heard in a summary manner at the earliest possible date. An appeal may be taken from the decision of the court to the Court of Appeals in conformity with Part Five A of the Rules of Supreme Court and other applicable laws.B\n\nFrom any circuit court decision involving (i) the provisions of § 60.2-612 or § 60.2-618, (ii) whether an employing unit constitutes an employer or (iii) whether services performed for or in connection with the business of an employing unit constitute employment for such employing unit, the Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to review such decision regardless of the amount involved in any claim for benefits. It shall not be necessary, in any proceeding under this chapter, to enter exceptions to the rulings of the Commission or an appeals examiner, and no bond shall be required upon an appeal to any court. Upon the final determination of such judicial proceeding, the Commission shall administer the Unemployment Compensation Fund in accordance with such determination.C\n\nThe Commission shall have the right to appeal a decision of a circuit court in any proceeding under this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254790,"text":"Within 30 days after the decision of the Commission upon a hearing pursuant to § 60.2-622 has been mailed, any party aggrieved who seeks judicial review shall commence an action in the circuit court of the county or city in which the individual who filed the claim was last employed. In such action against the Commission, the Commission and any other party to the administrative procedures before the Commission shall be named a defendant in a petition for judicial review. Such petition shall also state the grounds upon which a review is sought; it shall be served upon a member of the Commission or upon such person as the Commission may designate, and such service shall be deemed completed service on all parties. There shall be left with the party so served as many copies of the petition as there are defendants, and the Commission shall forthwith mail one such copy to each such defendant. With its answer, the Commission shall certify and file with the court all documents and papers and a transcript of all testimony taken in the matter, together with its findings of fact and decision therein. In any judicial proceedings under this chapter, the findings of the Commission as to the facts, if supported by evidence and in the absence of fraud, shall be conclusive, and the jurisdiction of the court shall be confined to questions of law. Such actions and the questions so certified shall be heard in a summary manner at the earliest possible date. An appeal may be taken from the decision of the court to the Court of Appeals in conformity with Part Five A of the Rules of Supreme Court and other applicable laws.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":254791,"text":"From any circuit court decision involving (i) the provisions of § 60.2-612 or § 60.2-618, (ii) whether an employing unit constitutes an employer or (iii) whether services performed for or in connection with the business of an employing unit constitute employment for such employing unit, the Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to review such decision regardless of the amount involved in any claim for benefits. It shall not be necessary, in any proceeding under this chapter, to enter exceptions to the rulings of the Commission or an appeals examiner, and no bond shall be required upon an appeal to any court. 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 463 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1982, chapter 24; in 1984, chapter 703; in 1986, chapter 480; in 1987, chapter 567; in 1988, chapter 766; in 1996, chapter 573<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 562<\/a> and 603<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61849,"section_number":"60.2-619","catch_line":"Determinations and decisions by deputy; appeals therefrom","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-619\/"},{"id":60405,"section_number":"60.2-622","catch_line":"Commission review","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-622\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66224,"section_number":"60.2-612","catch_line":"Benefit eligibility conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-612\/"},{"id":61574,"section_number":"60.2-618","catch_line":"Disqualification for benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-618\/"},{"id":60405,"section_number":"60.2-622","catch_line":"Commission review","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-622\/"}],"permalink":{"id":267963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70615,"identifier":"60.2-625","token":"60.2\/6\/5\/60.2-625","url":"\/60.2-625\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-625\/","token":"60.2\/6\/5\/60.2-625","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judicial review","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-625","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Within 30 days after the decision of the Commission upon a hearing<\/span> pursuant to § 60.2-622<\/a> has been mailed, any party<\/span> aggrieved who seeks judicial review shall commence an action in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the individual who filed the claim was last employed. In such action against the Commission, the Commission and any other party<\/span> to the administrative procedures before the Commission shall be named a defendant<\/span> in a petition<\/span> for judicial review. Such petition<\/span> shall also state the grounds upon which a review is sought; it shall be served upon a member of the Commission or upon such person as the Commission may designate, and such service shall be deemed completed service on all parties. There shall be left with the party<\/span> so served as many copies of the petition<\/span> as there are defendants<\/span>, and the Commission shall forthwith mail one such copy to each such defendant<\/span>. With its answer, the Commission shall certify and file with the court<\/span> all documents and papers and a transcript<\/span> of all testimony<\/span> taken in the matter, together with its findings<\/span> of fact<\/span> and decision therein. In any judicial proceedings under this chapter, the findings<\/span> of the Commission as to the facts<\/span>, if supported by evidence<\/span> and in the absence of fraud<\/span>, shall be conclusive, and the jurisdiction<\/span> of the court<\/span> shall be confined to questions of law<\/span>. Such actions and the questions so certified shall be heard in a summary manner at the earliest possible date. An appeal<\/span> may be taken from the decision of the court<\/span> to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> in conformity with Part Five A of the Rules of Supreme Court<\/span> and other applicable laws<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> From any circuit<\/span> court<\/span> decision involving (i) the provisions of § 60.2-612<\/a> or § 60.2-618<\/a>, (ii) whether an employing unit constitutes an employer or (iii) whether services performed for or in connection with the business of an employing unit constitute employment for such employing unit, the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to review such decision regardless of the amount involved in any claim for benefits. It shall not be necessary, in any proceeding under this chapter, to enter exceptions to the rulings of the Commission or an appeals<\/span> examiner, and no bond<\/span> shall be required upon an appeal<\/span> to any court<\/span>. Upon the final determination of such judicial proceeding, the Commission shall administer the Unemployment Compensation Fund in accordance with such determination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission shall have the right to appeal<\/span> a decision of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in any proceeding under this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUDICIAL REVIEW (\u00a7 60.2-625)\n\nA. Within 30 days after the decision of the Commission upon a hearing pursuant\nto § 60.2-622 has been mailed, any party aggrieved who seeks judicial\nreview shall commence an action in the circuit court of the county or city in\nwhich the individual who filed the claim was last employed. In such action\nagainst the Commission, the Commission and any other party to the administrative\nprocedures before the Commission shall be named a defendant in a petition for\njudicial review. Such petition shall also state the grounds upon which a review\nis sought; it shall be served upon a member of the Commission or upon such\nperson as the Commission may designate, and such service shall be deemed\ncompleted service on all parties. There shall be left with the party so served\nas many copies of the petition as there are defendants, and the Commission shall\nforthwith mail one such copy to each such defendant. With its answer, the\nCommission shall certify and file with the court all documents and papers and a\ntranscript of all testimony taken in the matter, together with its findings of\nfact and decision therein. In any judicial proceedings under this chapter, the\nfindings of the Commission as to the facts, if supported by evidence and in the\nabsence of fraud, shall be conclusive, and the jurisdiction of the court shall\nbe confined to questions of law. Such actions and the questions so certified\nshall be heard in a summary manner at the earliest possible date. An appeal may\nbe taken from the decision of the court to the Court of Appeals in conformity\nwith Part Five A of the Rules of Supreme Court and other applicable laws.\n\nB. From any circuit court decision involving (i) the provisions of §\n60.2-612 or § 60.2-618, (ii) whether an employing unit constitutes an\nemployer or (iii) whether services performed for or in connection with the\nbusiness of an employing unit constitute employment for such employing unit, the\nCourt of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to review such decision regardless of\nthe amount involved in any claim for benefits. It shall not be necessary, in any\nproceeding under this chapter, to enter exceptions to the rulings of the\nCommission or an appeals examiner, and no bond shall be required upon an appeal\nto any court. Upon the final determination of such judicial proceeding, the\nCommission shall administer the Unemployment Compensation Fund in accordance\nwith such determination.\n\nC. The Commission shall have the right to appeal a decision of a circuit court\nin any proceeding under this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 463, \u00a7 60.1-67.1; 1982, c. 24; 1984, c. 703; 1986, c. 480;\n1987, c. 567; 1988, c. 766; 1996, c. 573; 2024, cc. 562, 603.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}